'PC engine mini' PC engine is now in the palm size Photo & Movie



Konami has developed a

PC engine family such as the PC engine of home-use game consoles that appeared in 1987, TurboGrafx-16 , an overseas version of the PC engine, and PC engine core graphics that appeared in 1989 as a minor change version of the PC engine. It will be released on March 19, 2020 as “ PC Engine mini ”, “ Turbo Graphics-16 mini ” and “ PC Engine Core Graphics mini ”. At the Tokyo Game Show 2019 , the PC engine mini related products were displayed together and it was possible to try them out, so we checked what kind of finish they actually had.

PC engine mini official website
https://www.konami.com/games/pcemini/jp/en/

Exhibition Title | KONAMI Tokyo Game Show 2019 Special Site
https://www.konami.com/games/event/tgs/title.html#0.2

The PC engine mini can be displayed and tested in the area of the giant PC engine in the corner of the Konami booth in Hall 5.




'Big' is written by hand.



There are packages of recorded titles on the pillars, so you can see what you will play during the waiting period.



In the trial waiting queue ...



From the top, Turbo Graphics-16 mini, PC Engine Core Graphics mini, and PC Engine mini are placed on the actual machine, so you can compare the changes in size.



The top is the PC engine and the bottom is the PC engine mini.



This PC engine mini is sold in Japan.



The upper left is PC Engine Core Graphics, and the lower right is PC Engine Core Graphics mini. PC Engine Core Graphics mini has a slightly different recording title from PC Engine Mini, and instead of “Tenga Makai II 卍 MARU”, “Tokimeki Memorial”, and “Splatter House”, “Sara 曼 snake” and the English version Contains “Splatterhouse”.



The top is Turbo Graphics-16, and the bottom is Turbo Graphics-16 mini. It seems that Turbo Graphics-16 mini has not been very successful in miniaturization. The title is the same as PC Engine Core Graphics mini.



According to the official Twitter account, Turbo Graphics-16 on display here is a 'meaning production machine' used to confirm the original when the mini version is produced. Therefore, it seems that you can get a glimpse of a slight feeling of use.



In addition, AC adapter for PC engine mini, turbo pad for PC engine mini, and multi-tap for PC engine mini were placed as related products sold separately. If you use multi-tap, it seems that you can play games with up to 5 people.



In the trial zone, not only the PC engine mini but ...




Turbo Graphics-16 mini is also placed.



PC Engine mini has 58 titles in total. The recorded title can be confirmed in the following movie.

PC engine mini all recorded title lineup trailer-YouTube


There are 58 recorded titles, 34 of which are Japanese titles and 24 are English titles.

◆ 34 Japanese titles
THE Isao
Evil Sword Necromancer
Galaga '88
Fantasy zone
Dragon spirit
Appare! Gateball
Nectalis
Dungeon Explorer
New Topia
PC original man
Ys I / II
Genpei Shigenden
Super Darius
Splatter house
Super Star Soldier
Great Devil Village
The legend of Valkyrie
Ordines
Spirit Warrior Spriggan
New Topia II
Gradius
Super Momotaro Electric Railway II
Ninja Ryukenden
Tenkai Makai II 卍 MARU
Star paroger
Spriggan mark2
SNATCHER
Gradius II -GOFER's Ambition-
Super big brother
Akumajo Dracula X Blood Reincarnation
Bomberman '94
Tokimeki Memorial
Bomberman panic bomber
Galaxy Police Legend Sapphire

◆ 24 English titles
ALIEN CRUSH
VICTORY RUN
BLAZING LAZERS
NEUTOPIA
DUNGEON EXPLORER
R-TYPE
Moto Roader
POWER GOLF
Ys book I & II
NINJA SPIRIT
JJ & JEFF
SPACE HARRIER
MILITARY MADNESS
CHEW-MAN-FU
PSYCHOSIS
BONK'S REVENGE
PARASOL STARS
CADASH
NEW ADVENTURE ISLAND
AIR ZONK
NEUTOPIA II
SOLDIER BLADE
LORDS OF THUNDER
BOMBERMAN '93

By changing the game selection screen from 'PC Engine' to 'Turbo Graphics-16', you can switch from Japanese title to English title selection. The following is a movie of the actual change.

Check the recorded title of PC engine mini-YouTube


When you select a title ...



The effect of inserting a Hu card is played ……



The game starts.



Visitors were playing the titles they wanted at the venue.






In addition, the PC engine mini allows you to change the screen settings finely, and you can change the display method in various ways, such as a mode that includes a scan line that mimics the classic 4: 3 CRT TV.



Furthermore, the design of the main frame part of the game selection screen can be changed with “PC engine” and “PC engine core graphics”.



If you change to 'PC Engine Core Graphics', it will change to a dark blue interface as shown below.



The PC engine mini that feels thorough in the UI as well as the recorded title is scheduled to be released on March 19, 2020, and pre-orders are being accepted on Amazon. The price is 11,550 yen.

Amazon | PC Engine mini | Game



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